CURRENT STATUS AND FUTURE OPPORTUNITIES FOR AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERS WORKING IN GOVERNMENT implementation Solomon Monyepao 27 /02 /2014
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DISTRICT/ STATION ENGINEERS ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS HEAD OFFICE 10 2 0 CAPRICORN 2 1 1 MOPANI 2 3 0 SEKHUKHUNI 2 1 1 VHEMBE 4 1 0 WATERBERG 2 0 1 TOTAL 22 8 3 PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATIONS Bursary Holders : UKZN = 3 3 rd & 2 nd yr. UZ = 6 3 rd yr. 11 1 0 SURVEY TECHNICIANS 3
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Comprehensive Agricultural Support Programme Veterinary Services Disaster Management Land Care and Soil Conservation Special Projects Revitalisation of Smallholder Irrigation schemes Sister Departments and Development Agencies (DRDLA, Local Municipalities, IDT etc.) 6
Programme Coordinators (100%) Farmers in government owned schemes (100%) Small holder farmers in government assisted community farming entities (100%) Semi-Commercial / emerging individual farmers (95%) Private established community farming entities (95%) Commercial farmers (<1%) 7
PROGRAMME CASP VETERINARY SERVICES DISASTER MANAGEMENT RESTITUTION LAND CARE & SOIL CONSERVATION SPECIAL PROJECTS SISTER DEPARTMENTS & DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES PROJECTS Poultry structures Irrigation systems & farm dams Reservoirs Shade nets Tunnels Pack houses Fencing Aquaculture structures Stock water Abattoirs Animal handling Fencing Animal Handling facilities (Crush pens, Feedlots, Dip tanks) Redline houses Various farm infrastructure Farm Machinery & Tools Irrigation Systems Fencing Soil Conservation structures Various (mainly Poultry Structures, Irrigation systems) Various (mainly poultry structures, irrigation systems, water resources developments & fencing) 8
EMPLOYER INDICATORS Advisory reports (Planning, scoping, preliminary design) Design Reports Completion Certificates Adhoc Technical advisory reports ENGINEERS DELIVERABLES WORK TYPE PRODUCT Ave produced annually Scoping/prelim design/planning A report with recommendations 40 Design Construction Supervision A Document ready for Procurement (BoQ, Specs, Drawings) Payments Certificates, Variations, Progress reports, Site minutes & Completion Certificates 50 60 Adhoc Technical advices Written recommendations 60 9
Positions available Candidate Engineer (CE) (11) Engineer_Production (EP) (5) Chief Engineer (ChE) (6) Tasks Fencing Planning, Design (BoQ, Specs, Drawings) Farm Buildings & Animal Handling Facilities Planning, Design (BoQ,Specs, Drawings) Irrigation Systems Planning, Design (BoQ, Specs, Drawings) Soil Conservation Planning, Design (BoQ, Specs, Drawings) Survey Technician (ST) (3) Candidate Engineering Technician (CET)(7) Engineering Technician_Production (ETP) (1) Control Engineering Technician (CET) (1) Operation delegated Position Candidate Engineering Technician Checking delegated position Engineering Technician Production Approval delegated position Control Engineering Technician Candidate Engineer Engineer Production Chief Engineer Candidate Engineer / Candidate Engineering Technician Engineering Technician Engineer Production / Engineering Technician Production Control Engineering Technician Chief Engineer Chief Engineer 10
Tasks Operation delegated Position Checking delegated position Approval delegated position Earthfill dams Planning, Design (BoQ, Specs, Drawings) Eng Tech Production_(<5m; <50 000m) Engineer Production_(5m 12m; Category 1) Control Eng Technician Chief Engineer Chief Engineer Chief Engineer Stock Water Planning, Design (BoQ,Specs, Drawings) Candidate Engineer / Candidate Engineering Technician Engineer Production / Engineering Technician Production Chief Engineer Construction Contract Management 1. Site Handover 2. Site agent approval 3. OHS plan 4. Sub-Contractor Approval 5. Disputes 6. Ext of time 7. Scope Changes 8. Commissioning 1. EngTech Production 2. EngTech Production 3. EngTech Production 4. EngTech Production 5. Control Eng Tech 6. EngTech Production 7. EngTech Production 8. EngTech Production 1. Control Eng Tech 2. Control Eng Tech 3. Control Eng Tech 4. Control Eng Tech 5. Chief Engineer 6. Control Eng Tech 7. Control Eng Tech 8. Control Eng Tech Chief Engineer Construction supervision 1. Appointment of Engineer Rep 2. Site inspections & Instructions 3. Variation orders 4. Payment Certificates 5. Completion Certificates 1. Engineer Production 2. EngTech Production 3. EngTech Production 4. EngTech Production 5. EngTech Production 1. Chief engineer 2. Control Eng Tech 3. Control Eng Tech 4. Control Eng Tech 5. Control Eng Tech Chief Engineer 11
Current and envisaged domains of operation COMPLEX COMPLICATED / KNOWABLE 7 CHAOTIC 2 DISORDER 2 7 6 3 3 1 5 4 SIMPLE / KNOWN 6 5 4 Tasks 1. Technical Advices 2. Planning 3. Designs 4. Surveys 5. Standard designs 6. Construction Supervision 7. Construction Contract management 1 - Present operation UNORDERED ORDERED - Envisaged operation 12
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Agriculture is a Pillar within government s long term EMPLOYMENT, GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT PLAN Engineers duties: > Infrastructure - on-farm & off-farm (Irrigation schemes, Agro Processing, Aquaculture, Abattoirs) > Capacity building training & Technology transfer > Limited resources Innovations for resource preservations Infrastructure available: - 100% operational - Partially operational - Dormant Engineers possible duties: > Evaluations > Maintenance > Incorporation of New technologies > Improving standard designs > Mechanization planning 15
Planning and Execution within same year Minimal Integrated Planning Budget/Funding: Limited operational Reduced capital budget Spending time on non engineering tasks 16
Agricultural Engineers remains scarce resource in government Did Agricultural Engineering reach end of s-curve > Innovation & creativity > Technology Management > Research 17
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